Analyse
Multiple reputable Brazilian news outlets reported that in a 2011 interview with Playboy Brasil, Jair Bolsonaro said, "Prefiro um filho morto em um acidente do que um filho gay" and added that he would "dar uma surra" to a gay son to "make him a man". The interview transcript and video excerpts have been archived and cited by sources such as Folha de S.Paulo, O Globo, and the BBC. No credible source disputes the authenticity of these remarks.
Achtergrond
Jair Bolsonaro, former president of Brazil, has a long record of homophobic statements. The Playboy Brasil interview was conducted in March 2011, before his presidential campaign, and his comments sparked widespread criticism and protests from LGBTQ+ groups and human‑rights organizations.
Samenvatting verdict
Bolsonaro indeed said he would rather have a dead son than a gay son and threatened to beat a gay son in a 2011 Playboy Brasil interview.